Sarah Nyhan

This process of learning this new information is more a process of undoing for me. Sometimes I just have to lay it down for awhile and chew on everything I’m hearing because there is so much that needs to be fixed in my mind.

I come from a Presbyterian/Baptist/Calvinist/Armenian background so I am all kinds of screwed up. I never heard of anything before like what Baxter was talking about but I can see in retrospect how God had been preparing me to hear the information at just the right time. I had so many questions and this new-to-me information was answering so many of my questions.

Have my good moments and my not so great moments but loving the whole process. God’s adventure is amazing.

It amazes me that other people have known about this for decades. I feel so blessed to finally be onboard the train. I hope my loved ones will see a change in me and be drawn towards The Light.

A friend came over tonight. I’ve been avoiding talking to her about this new-to-me information. She read what I wrote about the map analogy. She was so angry at me for that. She had tears in her eyes. Saying I was leading people astray.

I didn’t fight at all with her. I didn’t try to prove myself at all. I didn’t try to disprove her. I just asked her to tell me more of her views and concerns and then I felt like God gave me wisdom to ask her questions that I’m sure she will think about later.

But I heard the fear in her tonight. Her anger was just her fear speaking. She kept saying, “How can you believe anything if you don’t think the Bible translation is 100% accurate?” That was the whole point of my analogy but I realize it’s not up to me. Holy Spirit will continue to speak to her. Maybe through me, maybe through others.

I asked her to continue to be open and honest with me.

But whew! INTENSE! I am so looking forward to being with others who believe as I now believe!!